People

Principal Investigator

Malay Haldar, MD, PhD

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Principal Investigator
mhaldar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-9704

Associate Professor (Tenured) : Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Investigator: Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute

Attending Physician: Molecular Diagnostics, HUP

Director, Physician Scientist Track, Pathology Residency Program

 

Education

MBBS: B.J Medical College, University of Pune, India
PhD (Human Genetics):  University of Utah (Laboratory of Dr. Mario Capecchi)
Clinical Residency: Pathology (CP), Washington University in St. Louis
Postdoctoral Research (Immunology): Washington University in St. Louis (Laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Murphy)

 

Lab Alumni

Graduate students

Graham Lobel: Graham, an MD/PhD candidate (Cancer Biology Graduate group), completed his thesis research in the laboratory between 2020-2023. He moved on to continue his clinical training.

Tsun Ki Jerrick To: Jerrick was a graduate student (Pharmacology program) in the lab and successfully defended his thesis in 2022. Jerrick moved on to join biotech/pharma consulting.

Ian Folkert: Ian is a physician-scientist who completed his thesis research in our laboratory in 2021. After successfully defending his thesis, Ian moved across the street to complete his general surgery residency at HUP-UPenn followed by a surgical oncology fellowship at the MD Anderson cancer center. .

Samir Devalaraja: Samir, an MD/PhD candidate (Immunology Graduate Group), completed his thesis research in the laboratory between 2017-2020. He moved on to continue his clinical training.

Postdocs

Zahidul Alam, MBBS, PhD: Zahdiul was a postdoctoral research associated from 2016-2019. He moved on to pursue additional experience as a research fellow before starting his own group as a tenure track faculty in East Carolina University.

Mai Dang, MD, PhD: Mai is a physician-scientist who completed her post-doctoral research in the Haldar Lab between 2017 - 2021.   Mai moved on to join the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as a tenure track faculty.

Pengfei Yu, PhD: Pengfei was a postdoc in our group from 2020 - 2022 and then moved on to join pharma as a scientist.

Other Trainees

Patricia Young: Patricia was a research technician till 07/2019 and then moved on as a researcher at another location.

Minghong Li: Minghong was the lab manager and senior research technician from 08/2015-01/2019. She moved on to join pharmaceutical industry as a staff scientist. 

Kanika Jain: Masters Thesis work and research associate (03/2016 - 08/2017). Kanika left to pursue a PhD in cancer biology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Yuma Tada: Research specialist (07/2015 — 05/2017). Yuma moved on to pursue a PhD in cancer biology at Cornell University.